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Name: THOMAS ASHTON
Death Date: JUL/05/1906 Interment Date: JUL/08/1906 Birth Date: OCT/30/1828
Age at Death: 79y8d Cause of Death: GANGRENE
Location at Death:  St. Joseph, Missouri
Physical Location at Death: South of the city on Mason Road
Sex: M Nativity: AMERICAN Ethnicity: CAUCASIAN
Occupation:farmer and broker
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Child of: William Ashton & Sarah Aspinall
Spouse of: Lucinda Bassett Small
Mother of:
Father of: William Small Ashton, Charles T. Ashton, Annie Kay Ashton, Harry Leftwich Ashton, Effie McDonald Ashton
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Brief Biography: >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Thomas Ashton, farmer and broker, Washington Township, Section 33; Post office, St. Joseph. Was born in New York City, on October 30, 1826. When but a child, his parents moved to Mason County, Kentucky, where he was raised and educated. From 1848, he was contracting for the planters, being located at Vicksburg and New Orleans. In 1855, he came to Missouri, and located in Buchanan County. His landed estate consists of about 300 acres, his improvements being among the best in the county. He also has a very large orchard, containing over 1,000 bearing trees. He was married on September 12, 1850 to Miss Lucinda B. Small, who was born in Mason County, Kentucky, on April 8, 1834. They have had nine children, of whom six are now living: Louisa, William S., Effie M., Harry L., Annie K. and Charley.
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Vault Type: Burial Number: 5770  
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Other Relatives in Plot: Lucinda Bassett Small Ashton, Carrie K. Ashton, Sallie Travis
Lot Owner: THOMASASHTON
Lot Location: S1/2 4
Block Location: 42
Section/Range Location: L
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Cost of Interment: $8.00 Date Paid: 07/26/06
 
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Ashton/Hutchinson Marker
Courtesy Of:Jere Loyd on Ancestry.com
 
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Obituary
Courtesy Of:St. Joseph News-Press July 6, 1906

Ashton Place part one
Courtesy Of:Museum Graphic Spring 1956 Vol. II No. II

Ashton Place part two
Courtesy Of:Museum Graphic Spring 1956 Vol. II No. II

Newspaper article
Courtesy Of:St. Joseph Gazette July 20, 1915
 

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